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On the night of July 4, it was intercepted and destroyed by Russian air defense systems 389 Ukrainian drones The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russia has annexed the Crimean Peninsula, in addition to the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. It is not known how many drones attacked Russia; The military department reports only about intercepted drones.
St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. The governor of Saint Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, reported a large-scale attack on the city. In total, 72 drones were shot down over the city and the region, one of which fell in Peterhof. There were no casualties or loss of life.
The attack also hit the oil terminal area in the Kirovsky district of St. Petersburg. The newspapers “Paper” and “Astra” published photos and videos of the fire at the station, taken by residents of St. Petersburg.
The St. Petersburg Oil Terminal is located in close proximity to the large port of St. Petersburg and is used for the transportation of oil and petroleum products between railways, pipelines and sea transport. On June 3, the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, there was already a major fire at the station after an attack by Ukrainian drones.
Astra noted that on July 4, it was not the tank that caught fire, but rather a railway tank on nearby access tracks. According to the authorities, the “man-made consequences” have already been eliminated. No one is hurt. “paper” He writesThat smoke no longer rises above the station.
The governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, said that the wreckage of the downed drones fell near the port of Vysotsk. Private homes were damaged in several areas of the region. A local resident was injured: she was treated immediately but refused to be admitted to hospital.
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky certain Attack on St. Petersburg. “The Ukrainian Defense Forces bombed the oil port infrastructure that generates revenue for the Russian war; Kronstadt, an important military target, was also hit. The distance from the state border to Ukraine is more than 850 kilometers,” he said on social networks.
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine He addedWe are talking about the Kronstadt base of the Russian Baltic Fleet. The agency claims that there was a fire in the port area.
Against the backdrop of the Ukrainian attack on St. Petersburg, the Finnish Defense Forces on the morning of July 4 AnnounceWhich imposed temporary restrictions on the movement of aircraft and ships in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland.
In the press service of the Finnish Armed Forces He explained Journalists said the restrictions were linked to Ukrainian military operations against Russia, but details were not revealed. No drones have been detected on Finnish territory.
Belgorod. Belgorod and the assembly late in the evening of 3 July were almost completely cut off after the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The power outage in the city was reported by “Ashes Belgorod” and “Caution, News”. According to Ash Belgorod, missile strikes were carried out simultaneously on all major substations in the city. A fire broke out at the Loch Thermal Power Station.
The authorities of the Belgorod region admitted that due to the all-Ukrainian strike, problems arose with electricity and water supply. The head of the region, Alexander Shuvaev, said that as a result of the attack, infrastructure facilities were damaged, and fires broke out on the territory of many infrastructure facilities. But he did not specify what these things were. He said no one was injured.
Moscow. In the past 24 hours, Ukraine launched more than 200 drones toward the Moscow region, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported at 11 a.m. on July 4. According to him, the air defense forces “neutralized” most of the drones “on long approach.” 62 Ukrainian drones were destroyed as they approached Moscow. The consequences of the attack were not reported. The TASS state agency noted that the current drone raid on Moscow was one of the largest in two years.
Annexed the Crimean Peninsula. According to the Russian-appointed head of the peninsula, Sergei Aksenov, a local resident died as a result of the Ukrainian attack on the night of July 4. Two people were injured, including a 10-year-old child.
next to, In UdmurtiaLocal authorities reported that a Ukrainian missile was shot down targeting a company in the area. According to Governor Alexander Prichalov, there were no injuries or damage.
War in pictures. Evacuation from the Druzhkovka front line
War through the eyes of Medusa readers
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Lesya (Moscow). I was 20 years old when the war started. Before that, I had a hard time with Covid due to my loved ones getting sick, and it was difficult to study remotely, but by 2022 it seemed to have let me go and everything seemed to be slowly getting better. And then it started. From that moment on, life seemed to either stop or slow down significantly. It’s as if I don’t have time to participate in what’s happening around me. I’m just watching from the side how my acquaintances from Ukraine stop communicating, how former classmates / classmates / friends of friends disappear to the fore. How my opportunities to practice my profession here are disappearing before my eyes, how prices are rising, and my family no longer has enough to buy medicine. I feel lost.
This year my last close friend will leave the country. Everyone has already left. I only feel tired and confused. This will end someday, won’t it? One day, there must come a moment when you won’t feel like all the supports you built your life on have been shattered. I really want to believe in him, but honestly, I don’t have the strength to do so.